The United States House of Representatives responded to abolitionist agitation in the 1830s by approving appropriations to help finance colonization efforts approving appropriations to help finance colonization efforts A prohibiting the slave trade in the District of Columbia prohibiting the slave trade in the District of Columbia B limiting the publication of abolitionist writings to certain publishers limiting the publication of abolitionist writings to certain publishers C banning discussion of antislavery petitions banning discussion of antislavery petitions D considering the passage of free speech laws to protect outspoken abolitionists